EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -This process was named “pasteurization” after its brilliant designer. Pasteurization involves heating liquids at high temperatures for short amounts of time. Pasteurization kills harmful microbes in milk without affecting the taste or nutritional value (sterilization= all bacteria are destroyed).

Detailed explanation-2: -The process of heating milk at 72oC for 15 seconds and then rapidly cooling it in order to kill microbes is called pasteurisation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pasteurization is a food processing method where a mild heat treatment is applied to a food to kill harmful bacteria (pathogens) and extend shelf life (Jay, Loessner, and Golden 2005). It is one of the most common food processing methods and has been used for hundreds of years!

Detailed explanation-4: -Most foodborne illness is caused by bacteria in your food. Irradiation and pasteurization kill the bacteria before you buy the food. Find out how it works and what products you can buy that have been irradiated or pasteurized.